Hilary Mantel

Concentrate your narrative energy on the point of change. This is especially important for historical fiction. When your character is new to a place, or things alter around them, that's the point to step back and fill in the details of their world.

English Writer

Emily Bronte

I have dreamed in my life, dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they have gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind.

English Novelist

Ian Watson

Basically, I tend to see the world differently to other people, and I write books and stories to alter the imagination of people so that they also see the world in a different way.

British Writer

James Allen

Our life is what our thoughts make it. A man will find that as he alters his thoughts toward things and other people, things and other people will alter towards him.

British Author

James Truslow Adams

The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind.

American Historian

Helen Skelton

Losing two cousins who were really close to me altered my perspective on life massively.

English Entertainer

H. G. Wells

No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.

English Author

Benjamin Disraeli

Characters do not change. Opinions alter, but characters are only developed.

British Statesman

William James

Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.

American Philosopher

Scott Gottlieb

American Public Servant

Use 'alter' to imply small but meaningful changes, rather than complete transformations.

Subtle Changes

'Alter' can indicate changes that affect emotions, signaling important adjustments.

Emotional Impact

Use 'alter' when plans or decisions are intentionally changed in response to new circumstances.

Plan Deviations

Use 'alter' specifically when referring to adjusting the fit or size of clothing.

Fit and Size

'Alter' in this sense usually applies to the field of tailoring and fashion.

Clothing Context

Clothes can be altered more than once; it's a repeatable action.

Subsequent Alterations

'Alter' is a delicate term for the sterilization process in animals.

Animal Sterilization

Altering animals is a responsible practice to prevent overpopulation.

Control Population

Altering pets can have health benefits and reduce the risk of certain diseases.

Health Benefits

 receive an injection, or otherwise take some kind of medicine during their lives, but most of us don't know anything about how these substances actually work. How can various compounds impact the way we physically feel, think, and even behave? For the most part, this depends on how a drug alters the communication

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 For similar reasons, many of us are reluctant to part with family heirlooms which help us feel connected to lost loved ones. These beliefs can even alter our perception of the physical world and change our athletic abilities. Participants in a recent study were told they were using a golf putter

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 and capturing slaves became a motivation for war, rather than its result. To defend themselves from slave raids, neighboring kingdoms needed European firearms, which they also bought with slaves. The slave trade had become an arms race, altering societies and economies across the continent.

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 Rinsing with vinegar will usually render undischarged nematocysts inactive. Seawater can also help remove residual nematocysts. But don't use fresh water because any change in salt balance alters the osmotic pressure outside of the cnidocyte and will trigger the nematocyst to fire.

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 changing the balance of these chemicals can deeply alter how we respond to even extremely difficult circumstances. There's also a long tradition of attempting to discern the value of sadness, and in that discussion, you'll find a strong argument that sadness is not only

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 by stabilizing moods. These mood stabilizing medications work by decreasing abnormal activity in the brain, thereby strengthening the viable neural connections. Other frequently used medications include antipsychotics, which alter the effects of dopamine,

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 Well, again and again, what we find as we look around the world in our little tour of the world is that landscape after landscape after landscape have been cleared and altered for growing food and other crops. So one of the questions we've been asking is,

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 discovered the first black hole. An untold number of black holes are scattered throughout the universe, constantly warping space and time, altering entire galaxies, and endlessly inspiring both scientists and our collective imagination.

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 ones have like tortoises always having galapagos or they might see a world that has altered it completely they can't change that outcome only we can do that

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 it to be altered on demand this anger protected me I knew what I knew and it couldn't be erased so the person gaslighting you will often try to bully